Landscape Architecture, Team Leader

Halff • Oklahoma City, OK

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Halff is seeking to hire an experienced Team Leader to lead our Planning and Landscape Architecture team in the Oklahoma City office. This is a rare opportunity to lead a team of planners, designers, and project managers in a collaborative environment to help clients plan, design, and implement projects that improve their communities. The Halff Oklahoma City team is involved in a variety of exciting community enhancement projects across Oklahoma and in nearby states. We are looking for someone who thrives in a dynamic work environment that is both challenging and fun. Our ideal candidate is a great team member who is technically skilled, supportive of others, and interested in career development.

Requirements

• Knowledgeable in producing CD sets including hardscape, planting, construction details, specifications, and bidding packages.
• Experience designing parks, trails, recreation facilities, master-planned communities, etc. for public and private sector clients.
• Experience with construction methodologies and implementation.
• Well organized, detail-oriented, and highly motivated to lead a high performing team.
• Bachelors of Master's Degree in Landscape Architecture from an accredited university.
• Oklahoma registration as a Professional Landscape Architect.
• 8+ years of progressively responsible professional experience as a Professional Landscape Architect.
• Familiarity with preparing proposals/scope of work documents and associated fees.
• Strong knowledge in AutoCAD, Land F/X, SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop and InDesign, and Microsoft Office.
• Strong Site Planning capabilities/knowledge, and excellent design skills.
• Experience in planting design, hardscape design and construction document generation is critical.
• Excellent communication skills - written, graphical, verbal, and organizational skills.
• Ability to travel periodically, primarily in state, to support project needs.

Responsibilities

• Oversight of the Oklahoma planning and design team and facilitation of our efforts to deliver award-winning projects.
• Project will include parks, trails, streetscapes, recreation facilities and sports fields; amenity design for residential and/or multi-family developments, community development plans, and development of comprehensive plans and master planning on public and private projects.
• Balance client, company and project team responsibilities, including strategic pursuits and marketing, project leadership, team representation, oversight and preparation of high-quality documents and deliverables, and interactive public engagement.
• Ability to work with and oversee creative design teams, consultants, and clients through all design stages from concept through construction.
• Foster and promote a positive, team-oriented environment and team culture of high performance.
• Ability to lead and coach a team while meeting deadlines and budget requirements.
• Experience in creating, influencing, and managing the successful financial metrics of a project and the team.
• Manage multiple projects of various scale and complexity simultaneously.
• Be able to anticipate the needs of clients and projects and resolve conflicts that arise.
• Experience leading, coaching, managing people (Sr. Project Managers to entry level designers).

Benefits

• Medical, dental, prescription and life insurance
• Long-term and short-term disability insurance
• Paid time off (PTO) and 8 company paid holidays (and Veteran's Day for our veterans)
• Traditional and Roth 401(k) plans
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• 529 College Savings Plan
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior